GE Vernova Grid Solutions – Layout and structural design intern

Job Description Summary

Come and join our powerful, unified force with the energy to change the world. Our mission is BIG.

Our TRANSFORMATION is key – bringing the right businesses together to LEAD the ENERGY TRANSITION. Our TEAM is ready.

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.

Job Description

The objective of this project is to develop the internal layout and design the mechanical structure of a high-voltage, high-power converter. The conceptual design of the converter including the submodules architecture and components specifications has been already developed. GE Vernova is looking to develop the hardware assembly, design the internal supporting structure, and design a pressurized gas-insulated container to host the overall internal assembly.

In this project, the intern will evaluate different options to organize the internal layout of the converter. The intern will develop the packaging of the submodule valves, design the mechanical support system and take into consideration the insulation system for the appropriate operating voltage. The intern is expected to perform 2D and 3D Finite Element modeling to optimize internal layout of the converter for minimum volume, weight, dielectric stresses, short-circuit forces and adequate seismic withstand.

Primary Skills Developed:

3D modeling, Computer Aided-Design (CAD), mechanical structure design, mechanical stress calculations, seismic stress analysis, design of pressurized vessel

Project Outcomes:

The project will allow to optimize the design of future high voltage power converters, reduce their weight, volume and footprint for easy deployment to site. Indeed, higher power dense converters could be preassembled at factory, transported along highways without special permit and drop shipped to site, thereby eliminating substations construction and reducing their costs. This will allow a faster adoption of high voltage direct current transmission
(HVDC) which is hindered today by the high costs of HVDC station costs. HVDC transmission is considered to be one of the most viable solutions for the grid expansion, required for the forecasted demand from datacenters and for the electrification and decarbonization of the economy.

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum GPA 4.0 / 5.0 scale.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with design of mechanical structure, pressurized vessel, stress analysis, Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Proficient with Computer-Aided Design, 3D modeling, and Finite Elements Analysis
• Areas of research in Energy and Power, System design, Manufacturing, Transportation or closely related areas
• Completed PhD qualifying exam

Benefits Available to you:

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority, and at GE Vernova, we take our responsibility seriously. That is the singular mission of GE Vernova: to continue electrifying the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: Our Culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com)

The pay for this position ranges from $1,000 to 2,000 weekly based on years of graduate field of study completed.

This position is also eligible for:

• Relocation Assistance: Co-op/Interns will be reimbursed for reasonable, proper, and documented expenditures incurred while initially reporting to work and returning to school/home upon completion of the assignment. Employees with a permanent address greater than 50 miles away from the work location are eligible.
• Housing Allowance: Co-op/Interns employees receive a weekly housing allowance to help off-set living expenses when the co-op/Intern’s permanent residence is at least 50 miles away from the work location.
• Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• GE Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) after their accumulated service reaches 90 days, and they meet any other eligibility requirements as defined in the plans. (Eligibility occurs on the 1st of the month following the 90th day.)

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

Inclusion

At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected and that they belong.  Click here to learn more: https://jobs.gecareers.com/vernova/global/en/i-d-e

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